Page 4: Historical Events In January - 24

1899  On this day in history belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

1900  Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army) on January - 24.   

1900  Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England on this day in history.   

1901  Emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein on January - 24.   

1901  1st games played in baseball's American League on this day in history.   

1901  Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1902  Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist   

1903  On January - 24 robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

1904  On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77   

1906  On this day in history norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  On this day in history alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician   

1908  On January - 24 general Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1908  Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England on this day in history.   

1908  Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts on this day in history.   

1909  Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil) on this day in history.   

1911  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1912  On January - 24 ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)   

1913  Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished on January - 24.   

1913  On January - 24 mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1914  On January - 24 opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC   

1915  German-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland on January - 24.   

1915  On this day in history german-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland   

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic) on this day in history.   

1916  John Corner, scientist on this day in history.   

1917  On January - 24 ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1917  On this day in history the birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor   

1917  Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty) on this day in history.   

1917  Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born on January - 24.   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born on January - 24.   

1918  Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod) on this day in history.   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born on January - 24.   

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1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)   

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On January - 24 birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)   

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on January - 24.   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.   

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.   

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.   

0661  On January - 24 death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on this day in history.   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on this day in history.   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on January - 24.   

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.